Caption

Macro photograph of a hornet hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) pollinating a flower, with many details visible, Ohrid, North Macedonia

Date

Sep 29, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Marco Bunk

Reference

BRK26B78_171

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (549.4Kb) / 13.7in x 7.7in / 4096 x 2304 (300dpi)

Keywords

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